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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/16/2019 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 060, 2019, MAKING AAgenda Item 12 Item # 12 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY April 16, 2019 City Council STAFF Kyle Lambrecht, Civil Engineer Timothy Kemp, Civil Engineer III Chris Van Hall, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 060, 2019, Making Appropriations and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations for the Suniga Road Improvements Project and Related Art in Public Places. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to appropriate $170,550 into the Capital Project Fund for the Suniga Road Improvements Project. The City collected these funds as payment in lieu for a development’s local street frontage improvements associated with Suniga Road. In addition, this item will authorize the transfer of $1,705, one percent of the appropriated funds, from the Capital Project Fund to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for Art in Public Places. This project will construct Suniga Road to the City’s four-lane arterial roadway standards between North College Avenue and Blondel Street as identified on the City’s Master Street Plan. Improvements include raised, protected bike lanes, pedestrian facilities, transit facilities, utility infrastructure, roadway improvements, and landscaped medians and parkways. The project will complement the existing section of Suniga Road, providing connectivity for surrounding developments from North College Avenue to Redwood Street. This project was approved during the 2017/2018 Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process and will be constructed this year. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Suniga Road Improvements Project was initiated in 2017 as a result of receiving community support and funding as part of the 2017/2018 BFO process. This project will extend the existing segment of Suniga Road from Blondel Street to North College Avenue, providing significant multimodal and vehicular connectivity to the City’s roadway network. Planned improvements include: • Raised, protected bike lanes • Pedestrian facilities • Landscaped parkways • Two lanes of travel in both directions • Raised, landscaped medians • Utility infrastructure improvements Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring 2019, and completed in late summer 2019. Agenda Item 12 Item # 12 Page 2 The total project budget is $3.8M, with $2.2M being awarded through the 2017/2018 Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process. An additional $1.5M of Transportation Capital Expansion Fund (TCEF) and Transportation Reserves was appropriated as part of Ordinance No. 079, 2018. The use of TCEF funds to support this project is appropriate as the project will increase the vehicular and multimodal capacity within the North Fort Collins area. In certain cases, the City will have an opportunity to partner with development to construct roadway segments benefitting both the City and the developer. If the City has a planned project which will improve a development’s frontage, the City will collect a payment in lieu of construction from the developer. The amount collected is the anticipated cost to construct the local street frontage. This item will appropriate $170,550 in unanticipated revenue, collected as payment in lieu from the Crowne at Old Town North development for its local street frontage within the project limits. Per City Code Section 23-304, all appropriations for construction projects estimated to cost over $250,000 shall include an amount equal to one percent of the estimated cost for works of art. The total Art in Public Places funds to be appropriated is $1,705. This item will transfer $1,330 of the TCEF appropriations to the Art in Public Places Program. Staff has identified the Transportation Reserves as a means to provide the additional $375 needed to provide long-term maintenance for the art. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS This action will appropriate $170,550 into the Capital Projects Fund-Suniga Road Improvements Project. In addition, $1,705 will be transferred from the Capital Projects Fund into the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for Art in Public Places. The following is a summary of funds to be appropriated with this action: Prior Appropriated Funds 2017/2018 Budgeting for Outcomes Transportation Reserves $1,800,000 Utilities $400,000 Transportation Capital Expansion Fee Funds $1,474,120 Transportation Reserves $3,250 Funds to be Appropriated with this Action Transportation Capital Expansion Fee Funds $170,175 Transportation Reserves $375 Total Funds to be Appropriated with this Action $170,550 Total Current Project Budget $3,847,920 Transfer to Art in Public Places $1,705 BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Staff has presented multiple project updates to the Transportation Board, with the most recent update being in February 2019 as part of an overall Transportation Capital Projects plan discussion. As there was no action or discussion specific to the project, meeting minutes have not been included. Agenda Item 12 Item # 12 Page 3 PUBLIC OUTREACH Staff has conducted numerous property owner meetings to gather feedback and concerns related to the planned improvements. Staff presented a project update to the Urban Renewal Authority in the fall 2017. Staff has also been in contact with the North Fort Collins Business Association, providing a project update at its March 2019 meeting. Prior to construction, staff will develop and implement a unique communication and outreach plan to minimize impacts to surrounding businesses and neighborhoods. ATTACHMENTS 1. Location Map (PDF) Conifer St E Sunig a Rd 9th St E Willox L n N College Ave Jefferson St E Vine Dr N Mason St N Lemay Ave ÕZYXW ³I Suniga City of Road Fort Improvements Collins Printed: March 05, 2018 Path: S:\Engineering\Projects\Capital Projects\Maps\Suniga\Suniga Road Improvements TCEF AIS.mxd Legend /Location 0 250 500 1,Project 000 1,500 2,000 Feet ATTACHMENT 1 -1- ORDINANCE NO. 060, 2019 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUNIGA ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND RELATED ART IN PUBLIC PLACES WHEREAS, the Suniga Road Improvements Project was initiated in 2017 as a result of receiving community support and funding as part of the 2017/2018 Budgeting For Outcomes process (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, as part of the Project, the City will construct Suniga Road to the City’s four- lane arterial roadway standards between North College Avenue and Blondel Street as identified on the City’s Master Street Plan; and WHEREAS, as part of the approval for the Crowne at Old Town North development that is on Suniga Road (the “Development”), the City collected $170,550 as a payment in lieu for the Development’s local street frontage improvements associated with Suniga Road that are within the Project limits; and WHEREAS, this item will transfer the $170,550 received by the Development into the Project fund to be used on the Project, as well as transfer certain funds from the Transportation Capital Expansion Fund and the Transportation Reserve Fund to meet the Art in Public Places requirements associated with this appropriation; and WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of enhancing roadways and other transportation related infrastructure within the City; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council to appropriate by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be available from reserves accumulated in prior years, notwithstanding that such reserves were not previously appropriated; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Transportation Capital Expansion Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Transportation Capital Expansion Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any fiscal year; and -2- WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Transportation Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Transportation Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any fiscal year; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 10 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered appropriated amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital project to another fund or capital project, provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged; the purpose for which the funds were initially appropriated no longer exists; or the proposed transfer is from a fund or capital project in which the amount appropriated exceeds the amount needed to accomplish the purpose specified in the appropriation ordinance; and WHEREAS, this project involves construction estimated to cost more than $250,000, as such, Section 23-304 of the City Code requires one percent of these qualified appropriations to be transferred to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for a contribution to the Art in Public Places (APP) program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves in the Transportation Capital Expansion Fund for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund the sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($170,175) for the Suniga Road Improvements Project and appropriated therein. Section 3. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves in the Transportation Fund for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund the sum of THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($375) for the Suniga Road Improvements Project and appropriated therein. Section 4. That the unexpended appropriated amount of ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS ($1,330) in the Capital Projects Fund is authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated therein for the Art in Public Places Art Project. Section 5. That the unexpended appropriated amount of THREE HUNDRED FORTY ONE DOLLARS ($341) in the Capital Projects Fund is authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated therein for the Art in Public Places Program Operations. -3- Section 6. That the unexpended appropriated amount of THIRTY FOUR DOLLARS ($34) in the Capital Projects Fund is authorized for transfer to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and appropriated therein for the Art in Public Places Program Maintenance. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of April, A.D. 2019, and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of May, A.D. 2019. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 7th day of May, A.D. 2019. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk